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HAUTE HOSPITALITY
Custom-made for the project are the unique, abstract lighting fixtures designed to represent points of light in the night sky.
Hotel LeVeque’s brand story and design needed to match seamlessly. The Gettys Group team brought these two elements of identity to life by pairing celestial and astrological themes with deep blues and dazzling golds — all reminiscent of colors found in the night sky.
The lighting fixtures were used to achieve a co- hesive experience when the design was first being conceived and remained a touchstone throughout the project. The chosen fixtures not only emitted light, but also cast exquisite shadows.
“Lighting was very important to us. In the guest- rooms – overhead lighting, which is not always seen in guestrooms – gave a residential feel and called to the celestial, star, and night sky concept,” Bacon explains. Through the custom ceiling fea- ture, a twinkling star concept is produced utilizing acrylic stems.
The lobby fixture (a custom, starscape 20'-high chandelier that soars above the main seating area) was an abstracted constellation. Made out of met- al in a custom Satin Brass finish, it was designed to represent points of light in the night sky. All fixtures – in the lobby as well as the guestrooms – were carefully designed to convey a specific emo- tion throughout each space. “We were going for more of a residential feeling, so hand-crafted was
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NICHOLAS JAMES